F40 Motorsports is a top notch operation and I only wish that I had seen the
show prior to selling "No 2" Healey as I am sure Wayne would have found the
appropriate customer for such a historical piece not to say that the current
owner appreciates this car for it's historical significance.
One of the reasons, and probably the most important, you do not see Wayne's
wife is that they have a special needs child who Wayne had on one of his
shows some time ago and most likely his wife has to be on hand to help with
her care.
Wayne worked with his Dad who had a similar shop and his first projects was
to restore a Ferrari. He has continued in this field since his early
twenties and built a very impressive operation. I look forward to stopping
buy whenever I am in the area. Don Paye
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt at gmail.com>
To: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chasing Classic Cars
> Mark,
>
> I have a good friend here in SoCal who is the West Coast equivalent of
> Wayne
> Carini. Nothing in the Discovery show surprises me since I've seen/
> experienced the very same thing with my buddy Tom at Classic Showcase (
> http://www.classicshowcase.com/) here in Oceanside, CA for many years now.
>
> Being located on the West coast is convenient since Tom concentrates on
> the
> Auctions in Monterrey and Scottsdale every year, but like Carini, he also
> ships cars across the county to Amelia Island and often has to ships them
> back when they don't sell.
>
> You ask why go through the expense... because you can very often hit a
> home
> run at auction that you would never get selling out of the showroom. Look
> at it this way, how many BJ8's or other Healeys get Kurt Tanner prices
> selling out of the back of the two Heming's Motor News or the AH
> magazines...? The answer is none! This is why Kurt DOES NOT do customer
> restorations, only auctions.
>
> Is this show on the level? From my separate but similar experiences, it
> absolutely is on the level.
>
> BTW, my buddy;'s wife almost never goes with him on his selling trips to
> the
> west coast auctions. She will accompany him to Jaguar events where they
> can
> promote their business since my friend specializes in Jags, and is a JCNA
> Concours judge. Wives deal with husbands on the road for business all the
> time in much less glamorous jobs.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Mark LaPierre
> <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>> I have been watching this show, Chasing Classic Cars on HD Theater for a
>> few months and am just curious if anyone know whats behind this show?
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